The hazards of writing or disclosing information in psychiatry
- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Behavioral Sciences & the Law
- Vol. 1 (1) , 109-127
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2370010112
Abstract
The health care professional must be aware of the potential hazards in writing or disclosing information about a patient or a non‐patient. Two important interests are pitted against each other: dissemination of scientific information versus confidentiality. Presented is a discussion of the legal and ethical issues involved in (1) writing an article or book about a patient, (2) writing about a research subject, (3) writing about a subject of a forensic examination on behalf of the court or attorney, and (4) writing in a medical record.Keywords
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